March 24, 2013 Lake Travis

church of Christ

Worship the Lord with gladness!

Psalm 100:2

http://www.laketravis -churchofchrist.org

Elders

Max Annis 261-5983Marion John 261-6338Will Ed Winters 264-3698

Deacons

Bill Johnson 263-8421

MinistersBarry Pritchard 266-3578Daniel Cook 363-3566

For the Record

March 17, 2013

Attendance............................52

Contribution........................$

LTC Reimbursement..........$

Please Remember in Prayer:

• Alta Hunt (Karen Valdez’s

mother)

• Art Stewart

• Bill Johnson’s Father

• Brett Robinson (Randy

Smolen’s nephew)

• Chad Carlton (Keith Carlton’s

nephew)

• Don Woods (Ted and Debra

Barber’s Cousin)

• Elaine Carpenter ( Will Ed’s

Aunt)

• Georgia (Todd’s Grandmother)

• Jackie Neese (Debra Barber’s

Sister)

• James Hock (Friend of Taylors)

• Jeff & Cynthia Ellis

• Joey (Susan Radosh’s nephew)

• The Kingsleys

• Larry Byrum

• Mary Ann Carlton

• Mike and Sharon Nettles

(Friends of the Garzas)

• Ross Ehlinger’s family

• Ted and Debra Barber

• Tim and Belinda Curtis

• Wayne Biggs’ Mother

Prayer Requests:

Order of Worship

I Sing Praises 97Welcome

Congregational NewsMore About Jesus 678‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus 679Awesome Power 39

PrayerYears I Spent in Vanity 381Why Did My Savior Come to Earth? 382Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross 383

Lord’s SupperThou Art Worthy, Great Jehovah 21

ContributionGive Me the Bible 450

SermonJesus Calls Us 399

PrayerFather, Hear the Prayer We Offer 777I Shall Not Be Moved 976

Worship and Fellowship

Sunday Bible Study 9:00 am Worship 10:00 am Vista Oaks 3:30 pm Wednesday Pritchard’s Home Dinner 6:00 pm Bible Study 7:00 pm

Welcome Visitors!

Welcome on this Lord’s Day. In this

church, we place great value on the

family, and we consider it a privilege

to have you join with our church

family today. God, our heavenly

Father, has changed our lives for the

better. We hope that you will feel

His presence here as we honor Him

in our worship. We extend a warm

welcome and invite you to attend

our other services.

KID’S CORNER

Ladies’ LunchLadies’ Lunch is Monday, March 25th at Blue Bamboo, 12918 Shops Pkwy.

Easter Egg Party

After church, please come to dye and hunt Easter eggs at the Lovelace’s home (103 Galaxy).Pizza, drinks, and eggs will be provided. Be sure to bring your basket for the egg hunt!

Wednesday Night:

The Pritchard’s home.

The meeting starts at 6:00 with

dinner followed by Bible study

from 7:00-7:30. The Pritchards

live at 1205 Red Fox.

Matthew 5:38-42 – “Turn The Other Cheek”

5:38–42 Jesus next alludes to Exod 21:24 and Deut 19:21. Again he formally abrogates an Old Testament command in order to intensify and internalize its application. This law originally prohibited the formal H[DFWLRQ�RI�DQ�RYHUO\�VHYHUH�SXQLVKPHQW�WKDW�GLG�QRW�ÀW�D�FULPH�DV�ZHOO�as informal, self-appointed vigilante action. Now Jesus teaches the principle that Christian kindness should transcend even straightforward tit-for-tat retribution. None of the commands of vv. 39–42 can easily be considered absolute; all must be read against the historical background RI�ÀUVW�FHQWXU\�-XGDLVP��1HYHUWKHOHVV��LQ�OLJKW�RI�SUHYDLOLQJ�HWKLFDO�thought Jesus contrasts radically with most others of his day in stressing the need to decisively break the natural chain of evil action and reaction that characterizes human relationships.

Antistenai (“resist”) in v. 39 was often used in a legal context (cf. Isa 50:8) and in light of v. 40 is probably to be taken that way here. Jesus’ teaching then parallels 1 Cor 6:7 against not taking fellow believers to court, though it could be translated somewhat more broadly as “do not take revenge on someone who wrongs you” (GNB). We must nevertheless GHÀQLWHO\�UHVLVW�HYLO�LQ�FHUWDLQ�FRQWH[WV��FI��-DV��������3HW�������6WULNLQJ�D�person on the right cheek suggests a backhanded slap from a typically right-handed aggressor and was a characteristic Jewish form of insult. Jesus tells us not to trade such insults even if it means receiving more. In no sense does v. 39 require Christians to subject themselves or others to SK\VLFDO�GDQJHU�RU�DEXVH��QRU�GRHV�LW�EHDU�GLUHFWO\�RQ�WKH�SDFLÀVP�MXVW�war debate. Verse 40 is clearly limited to a legal context. One must be willing to give as collateral an outer garment—more than what the law could require, which was merely an inner garment (cf. Exod 22:26–27).

Craig Blomberg, vol. 22, Matthew, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2001, c1992), 113.